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Statement by Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) Executive Director Jonathan Adkins WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) estimated that 36,750 people were killed on U.S. roadways in 2018, a one percent decrease from 2017. While any drop in the overall numbers is encouraging, the ongoing daily carnage on our nation’s roads […]
New Requirements Under 23 CFR Part 924 Why is FHWA making this change? Provide consistency with MAP-21 and the FAST Act Implement actions required by the Secretary in MAP-21 Clarify existing program requirements
MIRE, the Model Inventory of Roadway Elements, is a recommended listing of roadway inventory and traffic elements critical to safety management. MIRE is intended as a guideline to help transportation agencies improve their roadway and traffic data inventories. It provides a basis for a standard of what can be considered a good/robust data inventory and […]
The purpose of the Impaired Driving Strategic Plan (IDSP) is to provide overall guidance to all agencies and private groups who are involved with various aspects of reducing the problems caused by ID. Specifically, the Alabama Impaired Driving Prevention Council (AIDPC) was formed not only to develop this plan but to guide its implementation and […]
In this issue: 2018 Safety Discipline Conference Summary Roadway Departure Crashes Vulnerable Road Users Learning Together Federal Aid Programs Safety Data and Analysis Updates from States and Localities New Resource Roundup Announcements and Events
Halloween is meant to be scary, but not when it comes to driving…when it comes to drunk driving, Halloween can turn the roads into a horror fest. From 2012-2016, 44% of all people killed on motor vehicle crashes on Halloween night (6 P.M. October 31 – 5:59 A.M. November 1) were in crashes involving a drunk driver. […]
The Office of EMS seeks public input on current effort by October 1st, 2018 More than 350,000 people experience out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in the U.S. each year; less than half of them receive bystander CPR before professional first responders arrive, even though early CPR is known to greatly increase an individual’s chances of survival. CPR […]
A live streaming of the EMS Agenda 2050 National Implementation Forum will broadcast from Washington, DC, on Thursday, September 20th. Those who cannot attend the event in-person are encourage to register for the webcast to virtually participate in the forum. Register Here Registrants will receive an email prior to the event with a link to […]
This issue includes: Upcoming Safety Training FTA Drug Abuse Awareness Video Now Available FTA to Host SMS for Executives Training at APTA Annual Meeting SSO and RTA Safety Personnel to Convene for October Training Workshop Have a PTASP Question? Email PTASP_QA@dot.gov Transit Advisory Committee for Safety Re-Established through New Chapter TSO Profile Upcoming Speaking Events
Alabama’s ignition interlock law first came into effect in September 2011. Since that time, small changes have been made to increase its enforceability. This year, the Ignition Interlock Coalition made a concerted effort to change the law in order to spur an increase in use of ignition interlocks and ultimately to make them more money. […]
